Game Theory: Minecraft, The Secret Desert Origin of Creepers

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    Creepers are arguably the most well known Minecraft monster. Yet, despite all we may THINK we know about them, there are still many mysteries yet to be answered. Today Theorists, I aim to answer the BIGGEST question on Creeper lore. Where do they come from? Well, it is no where you would expect! You will have to watch to find out!
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  • @bhaveshbkbk
    @bhaveshbkbk Před 3 lety +26208

    i want mojang to watch all ur videos and confirm it. Then i can die peacfully.

    • @evangolinske9380
      @evangolinske9380 Před 3 lety +511

      Wow they pinned u fast fast

    • @H1PP1E88
      @H1PP1E88 Před 3 lety +170

      I can't believe I'm here so early

    • @calebmurray4438
      @calebmurray4438 Před 3 lety +477

      “Uhhh.... yes we put this in intentionally.”
      “Bu-“
      “Shut up dude we can make ourselves look smart.”

    • @prathamk525
      @prathamk525 Před 3 lety +113

      You didn’t capitalize your I’s and I’m freaking out

    • @ninjachris2344
      @ninjachris2344 Před 3 lety +47

      They better confirm it on the Minecraft channel

  • @Emeryfr
    @Emeryfr Před 3 lety +3703

    “The creeper avoids cats because they don’t want to hurt them”
    Okay but that’s kinda wholesome

  • @dekaying680
    @dekaying680 Před 3 lety +9569

    *theory*: The player is the ancient builders final Creation, that's why you can respawn indefinitely.

  • @didosauce6008
    @didosauce6008 Před 2 lety +610

    I always thought the creepers were made by ancient players to serve as terraformers. I mean luring a creeper to a hill and detonating it is one of the easiest ways to clear land. The fact that iron golems don’t attack them also ties into this because players wouldn’t instruct their guards to kill a valuable mining machine, the same way you wouldn’t instruct a tank to shoot an excavator

    • @arandomperson9116
      @arandomperson9116 Před 2 lety +32

      I think if they did, they only improved or manipulated it, not making it from scratch. If they really built it as a tool, they wouldn't have made it try to stand so close to them before exploding.
      And no, they can't be malfunctioning. There are too many of them for that to be true.

    • @noahgamer6510
      @noahgamer6510 Před rokem +5

      Fun fact that you can put a beacon in a desert temple. And a beacon can be crafted from a nether star.

    • @Aegis4521
      @Aegis4521 Před rokem

      @@noahgamer6510fun fact, shut up 12 year old

    • @joeljustjazzing
      @joeljustjazzing Před rokem +3

      Nah i think it would be like old minecraft where they would be just lit up by flint and steel

    • @kiwimations2053
      @kiwimations2053 Před rokem +4

      Why would they do this if they already had access to TNT, a much safer and less expensive alternative to living bombs?

  • @muyandos
    @muyandos Před rokem +151

    String is more used like hair in the minecraft world. Upon killing a strider, they drop string because they have wispy hair. With cats, them dropping string as a gift or as their loot could represent a hairball or whiskers. String is also able to be turned into wool blocks, which wool is sheep hair. Thus string as loot in the same chest as rotten flesh and bones most likely also represents hair.

    • @ooi97
      @ooi97 Před rokem +19

      I was guessing bandages, following the mummy analogue. And that cats just like playing with string, so it can sometimes be found on them.
      Imagine a children's game allowing to murder a cat and use it's whiskers as raw material...

    • @muyandos
      @muyandos Před rokem +9

      @@ooi97 mm, paper would have been better if they wanted to convey bandages because it looks similar. Though I guess mummy wraps are linen, and that’s made out of woven fibers, so you could be correct
      For the cat thing, there are many other questionable mob drops that don’t seem appropriate for a kids’ game, such as turtles dropping a bowl when struck by lightning or even just cows dropping leather. You don’t even need to tan it before using it. You just take their raw skin and make armor out of it!

    • @lumpian1713
      @lumpian1713 Před 8 měsíci

      on the nose tbh

  • @plimkii
    @plimkii Před 3 lety +10392

    I love how spread out MatPats Minecraft theories are, and he didn’t just crank them all out during the Minecraft re-hype faze

  • @hjigibu5517
    @hjigibu5517 Před 3 lety +881

    The lore that Mat Pat puts out: *A whole Essay about minecraft*
    Minecraft Devs: we messed up a pig and now it is green and explodes

  • @nicoleclark5473
    @nicoleclark5473 Před 2 lety +139

    What’s funny though is that I stopped playing Minecraft two years ago, now with all this lore I find myself playing for 5 hours+ a day! Keep going Mat, you’re amazing!

  • @typryor2227
    @typryor2227 Před rokem +33

    “Creepers avoid cats because they don’t wanna hurt them”
    Aww, that actually kind of wholesome

  • @DadFeels
    @DadFeels Před 3 lety +15089

    Don’t hate yourself Mat. Eye conic is a good Dad joke.

  • @dhanf8722
    @dhanf8722 Před 3 lety +3237

    the minecraft developer watching this who just thought the pattern was cool: 👁👄👁

    • @ryeser4864
      @ryeser4864 Před 2 lety +57

      perhaps, tho it was accidentally made

    • @bh4vvy33t
      @bh4vvy33t Před 2 lety +153

      also them five seconds later: write that down *right that down*
      Next minecon: yes we totally meant to do that

    • @Choppy_Z
      @Choppy_Z Před 2 lety +92

      Notch who only wanted to make a pig

    • @andismith6410
      @andismith6410 Před 2 lety +28

      The creeper was an error that came out because of a pig notch was trying to make a pig but it errored and became what we know as the creeper today

    • @sweet_krona
      @sweet_krona Před 2 lety +33

      @@andismith6410 but only the model was made by mistake, the green texture and explosive abilities were added later on purpose

  • @OrigamiAhsoka
    @OrigamiAhsoka Před 2 lety +30

    “Get it? ‘“Eye”-conic’? I hate myself so much.”
    This is such a mood on so many levels lmao

  • @kristiankohout6022
    @kristiankohout6022 Před rokem +29

    Also the feature that allows you to auto detonate creepers using flint and steel similarly to the actual TNT blocks confirms that creepers are a form of walking TNT (as shown in the Mobestiary)

  • @shelby8752
    @shelby8752 Před 3 lety +1589

    matpat: "what is string mostly related to"
    me: "spiders for sure"
    matpat: "cats!"
    me: "oh"

    • @scout5988
      @scout5988 Před 3 lety +34

      Creepers was made by pig.

    • @scout5988
      @scout5988 Před 3 lety +18

      No joke

    • @mcoakfence6145
      @mcoakfence6145 Před 3 lety +56

      yeah when i want string, i dont kill spiders. I go to my cat farm and use looting 3

    • @SudetenlandMan
      @SudetenlandMan Před 3 lety +11

      @@mcoakfence6145 me too

    • @malekahmedsamir1337
      @malekahmedsamir1337 Před 3 lety +3

      Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis -----------

  • @jusey1
    @jusey1 Před 2 lety +11

    I am still surprise that MatPat never mention that a fully active Beacon can fit perfectly in the top of a Desert Temple, which imply that the temples might've been built with a beacon in mind (which does hurt his Wither theory a little bit as it also imply that the builders knew how to get a Nether Star to some degree).

    • @babydragon3095
      @babydragon3095 Před rokem +1

      The wither has to have some part in the desert lore though, and this works pretty well. They are plastered on red sandstone, like the creepers are on regular sandstone

  • @Jack-kx5rf
    @Jack-kx5rf Před 2 lety +4

    I think another plausible reason for creepers to be green and still be made in an active desert is weaponization. The desert dwellers can send out creeper into the world and their green skin acts as a camouflage to their enemies but stick out in the wasteland of their creators.

  • @lamiana
    @lamiana Před 3 lety +882

    So, there’s a couple things I’d like to point out.
    1. Creepers are not the only mob afraid of cats. Phantoms are as well.
    2. The only thing a creeper attacks is the player, unless a skeleton shoots it or something.
    3. Cats also hiss, like creepers
    I used to think creepers were blind. When a cat hisses, the creeper is scared because it thinks it’s another creeper, as it can’t see that it is indeed a cat.

    • @yoshithebear7630
      @yoshithebear7630 Před 3 lety +65

      Actually, I’m pretty sure Creepers stay on target, even if they’re short by Skeletons

    • @westside4372
      @westside4372 Před 3 lety +44

      yo why the ender dragon going
      🐔______
      | |
      4:27

    • @jonahhadley22
      @jonahhadley22 Před 3 lety +33

      @@yoshithebear7630 that's true, creepers dont intentionally blow up other mobs even if attacked

    • @kane9098
      @kane9098 Před 3 lety +8

      That’s a really interesting perspective

    • @maybananaking6359
      @maybananaking6359 Před 3 lety +36

      I think it’s because cats are mythically travel different worlds and ward off things that could cause damage.
      Look at the Ancient Egyptian god Bast (unsure spelling) a cat god who protected Amun-Ra, the sun god, through the underworld.
      Cats are still used to ward off nightmares. (Explanations the phantoms running away they’re waking nightmares) So creepers running away my because of that.

  • @trinket_rats
    @trinket_rats Před 3 lety +532

    I love how he’s giving so much lore to a creature that was created by accident when notch messed up the pig file.

  • @NoymoHD
    @NoymoHD Před rokem +13

    If you look at it, the totem of UNDYING=Eternal life as the same form as the ankh

  • @oofer_gamer_life3080
    @oofer_gamer_life3080 Před 2 lety +13

    i want to have this on spotify so while im playing games i can listen to some lore.

  • @Gavinyo16
    @Gavinyo16 Před 3 lety +940

    MatPat’s Minecraft episodes are so well done. They aren’t just: “Yeah, creepers are made by the ancient builders, good bye.”

    • @theweeknd3954
      @theweeknd3954 Před 3 lety +5

      czcams.com/video/Cmp1R7frXWw/video.html
      ........

    • @jayy17783
      @jayy17783 Před 3 lety +4

      Bruh you spoiled it for me😭😭

    • @breadrug3709
      @breadrug3709 Před 3 lety +38

      @@jayy17783 Your fault. What would've you expected before entering the comment section?

    • @Bone_guy
      @Bone_guy Před 3 lety +8

      MatPat should look into minecraft dungeons lore, that game has proper lore and not vague mysteries.

    • @nftscreenshotter2013
      @nftscreenshotter2013 Před 3 lety +1

      To be fair it is at the visual part of the comments section before you go into it

  • @zachfischer1799
    @zachfischer1799 Před 3 lety +710

    “You know what everyone thinks of when they see string: Cats”
    Spiders: *Am I a joke to you?*

    • @kennethgodwin2461
      @kennethgodwin2461 Před 3 lety +28

      The string is there because the mummys were made from strings vowen

    • @san6403
      @san6403 Před 3 lety +2

      @C.C Afton i think strings are like cats whisker

    • @thyknee01draws
      @thyknee01draws Před 3 lety +4

      I think the string is also a part of cobwebs.

    • @frankzhang866
      @frankzhang866 Před 3 lety +1

      I have 4 cats but none of them play with strong even though my mom has a helluva lot a string

    • @diablo_wayne
      @diablo_wayne Před 3 lety +4

      My cat doesn't play with string. He doesnt play with anything, he doesn't do anything. Not even sleep. Wait oh yeah my cat died in 2018

  • @alexb859
    @alexb859 Před 3 měsíci +2

    Awesome video!!! Also I always thought that the Orange symble on the two towers of the Desert Temple was a Villiager head, you learn something new today :)

  • @peaceandloveusa6656
    @peaceandloveusa6656 Před 2 lety +9

    This might be my favorite theory yet. It really caught me by surprise, and yet it makes so much sense.

  • @summeriscake_8460
    @summeriscake_8460 Před 3 lety +2777

    Let's not be mad at Mat for telling dad jokes. He's a dad. He's allowed to.

    • @aventurasdemais8261
      @aventurasdemais8261 Před 3 lety +26

      true

    • @thedorkknight9684
      @thedorkknight9684 Před 3 lety +52

      He is the chosen one.

    • @albertjackinson
      @albertjackinson Před 3 lety +10

      Yes.

    • @aridabaginindabag9970
      @aridabaginindabag9970 Před 3 lety +8

      Someone: lets see how many subscribers I can get from commenting on this comment :o
      Me: oh hmm that actually sounds like a good idea.
      Everyone: Bruh stop self promoting your so dum your so ugh!
      Me: I'm gonna pretend I didn't see that.
      Me now: Lets see how many subscribers I can get from commenting on this comment? :o

    • @spudmuffin2688
      @spudmuffin2688 Před 3 lety +30

      You mean he has to.
      IT’S THE LAW!!!

  • @xKatanaMusic
    @xKatanaMusic Před 3 lety +17093

    This episode made my Creeper plushie john uncomfortable

    • @khaosess
      @khaosess Před 3 lety +183

      So little likes for a verified lol at the time

    • @maulicious.
      @maulicious. Před 3 lety +42

      Lol

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi Před 3 lety +24

      czcams.com/video/Cmp1R7frXWw/video.html
      :)

    • @Hyacinth_The_Rainwing
      @Hyacinth_The_Rainwing Před 3 lety +43

      @@khaosess bro its been 6 minutes

    • @khaosess
      @khaosess Před 3 lety +15

      @@Hyacinth_The_Rainwing at the time it had 10 likes ans 2 min usually a verified would get 100 like within a minute

  • @Cry_ct
    @Cry_ct Před rokem +3

    Relating to this theory, you could also do some research on the upcoming Archeology update. You may find some very interesting lore there.

  • @imperfectimp
    @imperfectimp Před rokem +5

    This falls apart in a couple of places: creepers and ocelots are natural enemies, and cats used to be tamed ocelots before they were introduced in villages. Hence the fear of cats.
    The Mojang team actually wanted the eye of Horus on the temple but couldn't make it work that small, so the Ankh was 2nd choice.
    The string in chests along with the flesh, bones and gunpowder are the drops of the OG mobs: spider, skeleton, zombie and creeper.
    Didn't know about tnt inside the creeper. That does suggest they're man-made. But that's honestly the only clue along with the creeper face in chiseled sandstone.
    This man must do a lot of yoga to stretch this far.

  • @phantasma2630
    @phantasma2630 Před 3 lety +651

    Can we not only appreciate how much effort is put into each theory, but the still improving editing?

  • @KiiXii
    @KiiXii Před 3 lety +2437

    I have something to back up this theory. Iron golems don’t kill creepers. It would be strange if you made guards that kill themself right?

    • @aridabaginindabag9970
      @aridabaginindabag9970 Před 3 lety +76

      YES! THIS! LEAVE A LEPRLY TO MAKE IT GROW!
      Edit: *REPLY lol

    • @multiversegaming9941
      @multiversegaming9941 Před 2 lety +25

      @Sunflower plants vs zombies i admire ur commitment

    • @lucasfisher82
      @lucasfisher82 Před 2 lety +19

      BIG BRAIN COMMENT

    • @empressmiko
      @empressmiko Před 2 lety +36

      Iron golem don't kill pigs and creepers are pigs cuz notch had messed up the pig model and then made the creeper cuz of the mess up

    • @shadowlitten547
      @shadowlitten547 Před 2 lety +13

      Yea,but creepers literally commit suicide

  • @merkermer
    @merkermer Před 2 měsíci +4

    “i’ll be here to cover it all” its a lot harder now…

  • @weeboowee9898
    @weeboowee9898 Před 2 lety +1

    The fact that the totems of undying even LOOK like ankhs just adds more to this theory, like what if while trying to find a new hime form being outcasted. Pilligars found these GOLD SMALL STATUES that represent life? Then found the woodland mansion and started expiremaneting?

  • @1SLMusic
    @1SLMusic Před 3 lety +504

    “The desert isn’t that green”
    Cacti: am I a joke to you?

  • @strikingsarcophagus
    @strikingsarcophagus Před 3 lety +692

    Notch: Theres not lore in Minecraft
    MatPat: So I took that personally...

  • @Free_Krazy
    @Free_Krazy Před 2 lety +1

    Something i just remembered regarding the cat connection to ancient Egypt is that in earlier versions cats were just tamed Ocelots, Which are essentially the kind of cats that domesticated the ancient Egyptians.
    Only after more development they added cats and made them separate from Ocelots which coincidentally further tells the real world story of cats domesticating/enslaving humans.

  • @LilShrimp01
    @LilShrimp01 Před 2 lety +9

    I honestly wonder if the devs at Mojang have a story for Minecraft that's in ongoing development, or if these block and structure designs could be chalked up to "cuz it look cool."

  • @theogrhino1144
    @theogrhino1144 Před 3 lety +537

    Fun fact: the desert temple has just enough room to store a fully powered beacon

    • @squanguslobotomus7890
      @squanguslobotomus7890 Před 3 lety +61

      Plus it looks like a beacon was meant to be placed in the middle and go through the top. Tried it out once and it actually looked natural

    • @danieldiaz5542
      @danieldiaz5542 Před 3 lety +1

      What is a beacon?

    • @danieldiaz5542
      @danieldiaz5542 Před 3 lety +24

      Forget it i just remembered is the shiny powered up cristal

    • @probes-e-minor
      @probes-e-minor Před 3 lety +8

      @@danieldiaz5542 OMFGGG LMAOOOO

    • @necromancer147
      @necromancer147 Před 3 lety

      def gonna remember this

  • @blakeblockblook5522
    @blakeblockblook5522 Před 3 lety +390

    Matpat 7 years ago: You see these "creepers" here are actually plants
    Matpat in 2021: *desert*

  • @spectrefang8309
    @spectrefang8309 Před 3 měsíci +1

    I think the connection with the chicken statues in the woodland mansions are because eggs are symbolic of rebirth and have a connection to the ancient Sumerian goddess of fertility, war, and love--Ishtar. Ishtar also has a connection to death, disaster (landborn plague or worldwide flood if we're going with a minecraft lore), fire quenching (Nether reference perhaps)...and temples.

  • @ghengiskhan2011
    @ghengiskhan2011 Před 2 lety +2

    ancients: builds wither
    (wither kills them all)
    ancients: let's create more artificial life

  • @TheTruePotatoGod
    @TheTruePotatoGod Před 3 lety +1798

    What's even more weird is the fact that sand temples are perfect space for a beacon

    • @samsunguser3148
      @samsunguser3148 Před 3 lety +37

      or a coincidence

    • @QWERTY-df5vk
      @QWERTY-df5vk Před 3 lety +54

      is it me or the desert temple itself looks like a creeper?

    • @jacekennedy2342
      @jacekennedy2342 Před 3 lety +86

      @@QWERTY-df5vk just you

    • @ariel666.
      @ariel666. Před 3 lety +28

      @@QWERTY-df5vk probably just because of the chiseled sandstone looking like a creeper

    • @TheTruePotatoGod
      @TheTruePotatoGod Před 3 lety +7

      @@samsunguser3148 I dont think it is

  • @redplayer4821
    @redplayer4821 Před 3 lety +420

    "Cats drop string when they die. The premise is that cats love playing with string."
    Hahaha... haha.... haaaaa..... Mat, you're so innocent...
    Dried cat intestines were once used as strings for string instruments, like violins...

  • @missedthebandwagon976
    @missedthebandwagon976 Před 4 měsíci +1

    Very interesting, I do like this explanation for the connection between cats and Creepers. It's so charming to think they just don't want to hurt the cats when they explode.

  • @ryder6590
    @ryder6590 Před rokem +1

    Game theory idea: What the heck is the world border (from a lore standpoint), is Minecraft in some simulation, and the ancient builders alive, and simulating this all?!?!? Just an idea. TOTALLY not trying to give you unnecessary suffering.

  • @blobbo3090
    @blobbo3090 Před 3 lety +656

    One more thing to notice: in the early days of Minecraft, back when sheep didn’t drop meat, deserts were filled with small lakes and rivers. Just something to note

  • @anestemzini4206
    @anestemzini4206 Před 3 lety +267

    The fact that the cat in the woodland mansion has the same position of the Great Sphinx of Giza makes your theory more credible.

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory Před 3 lety +1

      I thought so too. You are a true theorist, Anes Temzini :)

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory Před 3 lety

      @@trvjcbsn You are spamming! I am reporting you!

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory Před 3 lety

      @@trvjcbsn What do you mean? Am I copy pasting the same link over and over and over all the time? I didn't think so.

    • @akam9919
      @akam9919 Před 3 lety

      LOAF

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory Před 3 lety

      @Cadeboy13You are absolutely right, my friend :)

  • @willsdailyruns
    @willsdailyruns Před 3 měsíci

    8:26- As a Star Wars fan, I thoroughly enjoyed the Anakin Skywalker joke with hating sand. The game theory team’s editing is unmatched

  • @JacobCross17
    @JacobCross17 Před 2 lety +1

    Been playing a lot of Minecraft lately, and thinking about that old Minecraft episode about the creepers, I came up with the idea that, what if the Creeper’s are not only similar to Peat Grass, but are like those carnivorous plants from the movie “Ruins”? 🤔
    Mainly a bundle of these sentient plants controlling the remains of a dead body, along with TNTs inside them, not only triggering their spores, but the TNTs to create more of themselves as well too... 🤔

  • @SIyYT
    @SIyYT Před 3 lety +231

    "Hey dude were going to try to make a new creature."
    "Oh cool do you have any ideas?"
    "Yes, yes we do"
    "Alright what is it"
    "Ok, so, we put an explosive device inside a living creature, make it run from meow, make temples with their face all over it, and it spontaneously combust when we go near it."
    "What's it gonna look like?"
    "A failed rendering of a pig"

  • @happyman880
    @happyman880 Před 3 lety +442

    Mojangs gonna watch this and be like “huh, never thought of that”

  • @sillyanime6094
    @sillyanime6094 Před rokem +2

    The temples make sense a lot because they also store enchanted golden apples and they add more hp to life

  • @beargreen1
    @beargreen1 Před rokem +5

    I came back to this video to compare from your and our interpretation of your understanding of then to that now, and see the similarities and differences between the all stuff of the years.

  • @Verminator0439
    @Verminator0439 Před 3 lety +375

    Mat pat is the kinda guy to find hidden lore of a whole civilization in Tetris

  • @Player-kg1ds
    @Player-kg1ds Před 3 lety +370

    The employees at Mojang: "MatPat's writing the lore for us! Amazing!"

    • @SergioLeonardoCornejo
      @SergioLeonardoCornejo Před 3 lety +25

      Mojang sees Mat as the ultimate advertising tool. New updates often come whenever th Mat writing new lore for them.

    • @Grady_Oconnell
      @Grady_Oconnell Před 3 lety +7

      I do think I’m they confirmed that all the devs have actually somewhat developed lore for stuff

    • @Yoobster
      @Yoobster Před 3 lety +2

      exactly what I was thinking

    • @Zackerton
      @Zackerton Před 3 lety +4

      Scott cawthon: "same"

    • @pranksterkat6998
      @pranksterkat6998 Před 3 lety +3

      @@Zackerton so true

  • @astroUnkown-xh7xe
    @astroUnkown-xh7xe Před 11 měsíci +1

    I love game theory, ive been watching it for two years. And it never disappoint

  • @fuery.
    @fuery. Před 2 lety +1

    The artificial creeper theory has to be correct and I have a theory of why the ancient builders did it. They may have wanted better security than a booby trap that destroys the valuables it's protecting when triggered, so they probably designed the creeper to be an extra set of protection but they managed to escape the deserts and explore the world. This means that for the builders the creepers ignored them but they attack us because they view us as hostile since they haven't been explicitly told that we are safe.

  • @themarston1380
    @themarston1380 Před 3 lety +304

    The presence of deadbushes also implies that there were once plants or trees in the desert biome, which would require water to grow...but with that water gone, all we’re left with is a dead bush.

    • @DanielaGomez-sx8pb
      @DanielaGomez-sx8pb Před 3 lety +11

      thats way better

    • @diamondkind6912
      @diamondkind6912 Před 3 lety +4

      YOO

    • @derpyderpdederp620
      @derpyderpdederp620 Před 3 lety +2

      I mean that's how a lot of deserts went though, huh?

    • @R3nDom854
      @R3nDom854 Před 3 lety +2

      I like how Matt pack predicts that there is water I mean that there was once water thousands of years ago but Matt Pat is kind of stupid I mean you can find MASSIVE lakes and rivers throughout desert biomes right now I was watching a dream speed run and he was in a desert and he was building a tower in a massive lake in the desert plus all the time when I play Minecraft on my phone I find lakes and rivers all the time

    • @darvin50k
      @darvin50k Před 3 lety

      Literally 99% won’t see this but GOD bless you and be safe during these times I’m strugglingg to hit 5k🤧

  • @TobiasTheGuy
    @TobiasTheGuy Před 3 lety +353

    "creepers r made by the ancient builders"
    that explains why creepers and iron golems dont attack each other

    • @the-us1bk
      @the-us1bk Před 3 lety +12

      The golems don't want to die from explosion and creepers attack only players

    • @sumyamr8692
      @sumyamr8692 Před 3 lety +29

      @@the-us1bk Its lore doood understand lore. Gam3 feattures can be lore. i suck at spelling on phone.

    • @nailmanman6146
      @nailmanman6146 Před 3 lety +6

      Mabey the creepers as their first creation had a few bugs and as a result, they started targeting players instead of mobs

    • @_VenomicA_
      @_VenomicA_ Před 3 lety +11

      @@nailmanman6146 or maybe the player isn't a part of those ancient builders. That would also explain why the guardians/elder guardians target the player specifically

    • @levigachalionanddecradsug6341
      @levigachalionanddecradsug6341 Před 3 lety +1

      @@the-us1bk It’s lore don’t you understand? LORE

  • @poutinetheebish
    @poutinetheebish Před rokem +1

    Matpat: "All this amazing cool merch! Although it will be gone in two weeks so buy it quick!"
    Me watching this video 3 years after it was posted: "... Can you still buy the watch?"

  • @deathlessman01
    @deathlessman01 Před 2 lety +2

    matpat: this isnt the thing where i put lore where lore shouldnt be.
    also matpat: it couldnt be made in the desert, its green
    me: ever heard of smelting cacti for dye?

  • @ataeaproductions3390
    @ataeaproductions3390 Před 3 lety +584

    If the chests in temples store human remains like the Egyptians, that would explain the riches like diamonds and gold also found in the chests, as Ancient Egyptians were known to bury people of high stature with jewelry (and even food, like the golden apples.) idk I thought it was interesting and helps further this theory

    • @omerfarukerol9079
      @omerfarukerol9079 Před 3 lety +42

      So we are robbing tombs now

    • @ataeaproductions3390
      @ataeaproductions3390 Před 3 lety +31

      @@omerfarukerol9079 well they don’t need it anymore
      I’m perfectly fine with it

    • @omerfarukerol9079
      @omerfarukerol9079 Před 3 lety +15

      @@ataeaproductions3390 i even used the bones and flesh 💀

    • @ataeaproductions3390
      @ataeaproductions3390 Před 3 lety +13

      @@omerfarukerol9079 nice gotta make sure it doesn’t go to waste

    • @nanoramirez9331
      @nanoramirez9331 Před 3 lety +6

      and some desert temples appear with notch apples maybe they knew how to craft them

  • @msia7201
    @msia7201 Před 3 lety +329

    Matpat. String could easily just be a stand-in for mummy wrappings.

    • @piaj2742
      @piaj2742 Před 3 lety +22

      Well, if it’s loosely based on egyptian mythology, then it makes sense. the egyptians believed that the things the dead were buried with would pass into the afterlife with them. so this „ancient builder race“ wanted their dead to be able to ride horses

    • @Lukas-qy2on
      @Lukas-qy2on Před 3 lety +15

      @@piaj2742 makes sense, the loot was probably also meant for their afterlife diamond being jewels etc. meaning we really are desecrating corpses lol

    • @Samfinityy
      @Samfinityy Před 3 lety +10

      @@piaj2742 that really makes sense, because the loot tables for the desert temple also include horse armour.

    • @alvarvonhofsten5679
      @alvarvonhofsten5679 Před 3 lety +4

      I think they are supposed to represent cobwebs

    • @ngaming2355
      @ngaming2355 Před 3 lety +1

      Or cobwebs from spiders

  • @bouncyvenus
    @bouncyvenus Před rokem +1

    there is a slight problem with this as creepers try to kill us , when we seem to be descendants of the builders , but it could be that since they seem to be robot bombs , maybe the illagers could have broke something? so they would be kind to villagers and illagers as it still recognizes them as builder descendants , well maybe just villagers , BUT they would see other descendants like us as a threat and try to protect , or they just forgot how their masters looked like , and would mistake us as a threat , or their workings failed causing them to be slightly aggressive

  • @walterd11
    @walterd11 Před 3 měsíci +1

    Y'know Mat, the only place in the world where you can find cactus is the desert. What does that have to do with anything, you ask? Well, cacti and desert villages are the only source of green dye in the world. Not saying any lore or anything fancy, this is just a nice little detail I noticed.

  • @toolazytochangecringeprofile

    Not to mention that the Chinese discovered gunpowder when trying to find the elixir of life.

    • @mrsmartypants1987
      @mrsmartypants1987 Před 3 lety +6

      Bruh

    • @micahslash
      @micahslash Před 3 lety +29

      Did you know that one Chinese emperor drank mercury because he thought it would make him immortal?

    • @randompheidoleminor3011
      @randompheidoleminor3011 Před 3 lety +11

      I wonder how my ancestors thought the elixir of life had something to do with manure.

    • @jellbear7003
      @jellbear7003 Před 3 lety +10

      @@micahslash alchemist also believe mercury is the ingredients of philosopher stone

    • @Withern679
      @Withern679 Před 3 lety

      That's a very good point

  • @Gavinyo16
    @Gavinyo16 Před 3 lety +446

    MatPat: “Drier than dunkey’s sense of humor.” That one hit really close to home.

    • @vexialhex3124
      @vexialhex3124 Před 3 lety +20

      I was wondering if anybody else noticed that lmao

    • @makalaia1570
      @makalaia1570 Před 3 lety +8

      "Dry humor" != "unfunny"

    • @umpteenthreason9627
      @umpteenthreason9627 Před 3 lety +17

      @@rahmannoodles163 a dry sense of humor isnt unfunny though. I'd take someone calling my sense of humor dry as a compliment, to me it means it's witty

    • @mikitadark5798
      @mikitadark5798 Před 3 lety +15

      Dry doesn’t mean unfunny

    • @spiggly_digg
      @spiggly_digg Před 3 lety +2

      Dry is actually funnier than most imo

  • @WitherGaming69
    @WitherGaming69 Před 9 měsíci +1

    "There are lots of places to put this easter egg"
    You would say that no matter where it was, maybe they put it there because it was a giant mansion with a spare room.

  • @wolflord9055
    @wolflord9055 Před 2 měsíci

    The fact that you added a piece of Minecraft string in this video brings a whole new meaning to string theory.

  • @liamwaselko4128
    @liamwaselko4128 Před 3 lety +369

    MatPat: “One that I’ve largely ignored up until now is the desert biome”
    *Shows badlands*

    • @mrgamer_tab307
      @mrgamer_tab307 Před 3 lety +16

      I think Mat is confused with desert and badlands biome

    • @thetoxbloxer503
      @thetoxbloxer503 Před 3 lety +18

      the irl equivalent is a type of desert

    • @mrgamer_tab307
      @mrgamer_tab307 Před 3 lety +5

      @@thetoxbloxer503 ohhh

    • @revilno
      @revilno Před 3 lety +5

      Can I quickly say that I thought the badlands were going to be a new biome when they did a vote because I knew it around when I was called plateaus

    • @Takxicity
      @Takxicity Před 3 lety +2

      Lol

  • @alexanderdittfurth9255
    @alexanderdittfurth9255 Před 3 lety +262

    I wanted to add to this theory by saying that pharaohs were also buried in temples with their riches. That’s why you can find gold, diamonds and gold apples. Also they were buried with scrolls/books that had spells on them to get them through trials on their way to the afterlife. Could these be enchantment books?

    • @MbitaChizi
      @MbitaChizi Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/Cmp1R7frXWw/video.html
      .

    • @pebbles3609
      @pebbles3609 Před 3 lety +1

      This is what I was thinking too

  • @tntristan12
    @tntristan12 Před 3 měsíci +1

    A random thought: if the ancient desert dwellers made creepers, they mightve programmed in a fear of cats as a way to prevent the creepers from destroying their own structures.

  • @DudeManBroGuy64
    @DudeManBroGuy64 Před 2 lety +1

    Matpat:*creates lots of lore and other stuff related to creepers*
    Notch: i just tried to make a pig model and it glitched but okay

  • @sockedbyvicky
    @sockedbyvicky Před 3 lety +229

    Plot twist: Anakin made the creepers so they’d blow up the sand because its course rough and gets everywhere.

  • @nattompkins888
    @nattompkins888 Před 3 lety +163

    Matpat after revealing that looting desert temple chests is actually an abhorrent desecration of human corpses:
    “Oh no!
    Anyway-“

  • @weevilfromgrounded1096
    @weevilfromgrounded1096 Před 2 lety +3

    6:13 awww man!

  • @RipVanWinkle-gg3ym
    @RipVanWinkle-gg3ym Před 2 lety +5

    Now that moss blocks are in the game, I’ve noticed walking on them sounds very similar to a creeper.

  • @ZLSM
    @ZLSM Před 3 lety +449

    In all my years of playing Minecraft I never knew Cats drop string.

  • @scrizzl05
    @scrizzl05 Před 3 lety +277

    The water temple looks like a Greek thing, like what most people imagine Atlantis looks like.

    • @meow-ff3sy
      @meow-ff3sy Před 3 lety +11

      I personally think it looks very similar to the Mesoamerican pyramids, but it's underwater. The structure looks like it was made underwater, but it also might've been on land, but it just slowly submerged into the water. And for the guardians, I think the civilization created them to guard their underwater creations.

    • @yoshithebear7630
      @yoshithebear7630 Před 3 lety +1

      Atlantis gets flooded too

    • @cyclops9532
      @cyclops9532 Před 3 lety

      @@yoshithebear7630 yes, i think we know that

    • @yoshithebear7630
      @yoshithebear7630 Před 3 lety +1

      @@cyclops9532 I know. But some people don’t know about Atlantis because School doesn’t teach them about it

    • @cyclops9532
      @cyclops9532 Před 3 lety

      @@yoshithebear7630 what school doesn't teach kids about Atlantis? You haven't got far enough in school or what?

  • @nawal7943
    @nawal7943 Před 2 lety

    this needs an episode where he puts every thing theorised about the minecraft lore into a story

  • @rubyrangitsch5248
    @rubyrangitsch5248 Před 2 lety +1

    Personal theory. The reason that Ancient Egyptians, and these guys, worshipped cats as protectors was that cats probably killed many snakes and bugs. Big cats would also have been present, but smaller cats could be domesticated. Just a personal theory.

  • @regalbacon1567
    @regalbacon1567 Před 3 lety +189

    Matpat: Its a symbol of life and this means something
    Jeb: We just thought it looked cool

  • @maksimlukamiletic6223
    @maksimlukamiletic6223 Před 3 lety +309

    I have a Mobiestary and at the creeper drwaing it says: "The small brain is programmed to sneak up on adventurers and detonate the TNT when it can cause the most damage"
    See that PROGRAMMED

    • @JoshBlueMoon5
      @JoshBlueMoon5 Před 3 lety +37

      a program is simply something that is planed to do something, it doesn't have to be computer related, for example:
      ''people are programmed to die at old age''
      ''the human brain is programed to feel pain when you get hurt''

    • @doug2555
      @doug2555 Před 3 lety +19

      @@JoshBlueMoon5 Of course by definition it seems like maybe he's digging too far into it, but just the fact that they used the word "programmed" as if it was some man made technology makes it all the much wilder. They could've just used the word "adapted" but they didnt. They were definitely trying to hint something.

    • @alex-zj6ef
      @alex-zj6ef Před 3 lety +4

      @@JoshBlueMoon5 that is completely false lmao it means something was made to do that like technology humans arnt "programed" to die

    • @hopoffmydick9574
      @hopoffmydick9574 Před 3 lety +5

      @@JoshBlueMoon5 when you're writing a book, the words you use MATTER. You wouldn't use the word program to describe any of these things, because that just isn't the correlation most people make with naturally occurring events. The word "program" was likely used specifically for a reason, as it's a strange word to use OUTSIDE of the context of "manually made/planned." Basically, the original comment has reason to consider that sentence, and no writer would use the word "program" to talk abt naturally occurring things, unless it was to make a specific point.

    • @legogenius22
      @legogenius22 Před 3 lety +1

      @@alex-zj6ef programed can imply built in or ment to happen.

  • @jw-ws8dz
    @jw-ws8dz Před 2 lety

    Theory: I see the different game modes of minecraft as different timelines regarding the ancient builders. In all three timelines, the builders attempted to create something that surpasses the force of life and death.
    1. Hardcore: failure, as Steve only has one life.
    2. Survival: success, Steve can respawn indefinitely, effectively being immortal.
    3. Creative: complete success, Steve is basically a god with unparalleled power (no mobs can kill him). More importantly, Steven can't be killed (unless you go to the void, which is an interesting detail)

  • @betsyfernYT
    @betsyfernYT Před 2 lety +1

    Also, how about stacking 2 CACTUSES and putting a jack o lantern on it to create a creeper? That would explain their green bodies.

  • @skorge_1849
    @skorge_1849 Před 3 lety +728

    8:10 the creeper can easily camouflage in the desert, it literally looks like a cactus

    • @ne0n_r0gue60
      @ne0n_r0gue60 Před 3 lety +36

      i am so slow now just realizing this lol

    • @TheMissileHappy
      @TheMissileHappy Před 3 lety +51

      Yeah, they fooled me many times! When it's dark and they don't move it's hard to tell the difference.

    • @purplemosasaurus5987
      @purplemosasaurus5987 Před 3 lety +19

      Big Brain Move. I never thought of that, I used to think that they camouflage in the grass

    • @deathrayman8074
      @deathrayman8074 Před 3 lety +7

      @VhyNaa Gaming How the fudge are you bots allowed on the site?! How are you guys not banned from using it?!

    • @Zer0billion
      @Zer0billion Před 3 lety +9

      @@deathrayman8074 Why do people reply to bots, do they expect an answer?

  • @eris2576
    @eris2576 Před 3 lety +516

    Matpat: talking about how there's no green in the desert
    Me, an intelectual: but green dye from the cacti tho?

    • @BrotherTheory
      @BrotherTheory Před 3 lety +9

      I didn't know that! You are intelligent, Dfas Fasfas :)

    • @Wh40kFinatic
      @Wh40kFinatic Před 3 lety +18

      Also, there are rivers that flow through the deserts where you can find sparse grass blocks.

    • @coochiecrumbs3526
      @coochiecrumbs3526 Před 3 lety +5

      sugar canes

    • @krio1267
      @krio1267 Před 3 lety

      Lmfao

    • @JohnMkrv
      @JohnMkrv Před 3 lety

      Sugar cane

  • @rizkyfarrelfernando
    @rizkyfarrelfernando Před 2 lety

    Matpat : explains how creeper are made, a creation of the ancient builder, correlation with real life symbol, etc,etc...
    Notch : I just wanna make a pig

  • @edmmusic7364
    @edmmusic7364 Před 2 lety +1

    do a theory on the force of the blast from a creeper love the content keep it up !

  • @rozegarden9879
    @rozegarden9879 Před 3 lety +480

    "but what could have made the creepers green?" me: CACTUS CACTUS

    • @quietjuice9395
      @quietjuice9395 Před 3 lety +48

      They drank cactus juice
      But it is quenchy!
      It's the quenchiest!

    • @sierratheogene8363
      @sierratheogene8363 Před 3 lety +2

      @@quietjuice9395 lpp

    • @sierratheogene8363
      @sierratheogene8363 Před 3 lety +2

      @@quietjuice9395 lpplpppp

    • @lavasaurous
      @lavasaurous Před 3 lety +7

      they shove tnt on cactuses and brought them to life
      Maybe creepers are prickly cause on the old minecraft creepers leav towards players to hurt them

    • @poyoco7282
      @poyoco7282 Před 3 lety +2

      AND SUGAR CANE

  • @ShizuruNakatsu
    @ShizuruNakatsu Před rokem +1

    I actually don't think that symbol looks like the ankh. I can see where you're coming from, but I feel like it's not close enough to assume it was supposed to be one. There's the obvious gap in the middle, making it look like it has two "loops" instead of just the one at the top.

  • @ComicalRealm
    @ComicalRealm Před 3 lety +355

    "What are creepers?"
    Short answer: A pain in the a**

    • @Yoobster
      @Yoobster Před 3 lety +4

      creepers realy arent that bad prettty easy to avoid

    • @FranciscoHernandez-pq5uu
      @FranciscoHernandez-pq5uu Před 3 lety +5

      I agree, they are pretty easy to go around, but the joke's still funny. Plus, when you try to fight them, they can be kinda annoying

    • @MisterSleep1123
      @MisterSleep1123 Před 3 lety +1

      An essential in mob head farm

    • @elainad6728
      @elainad6728 Před 3 lety +1

      *Exploding plant*

    • @hubbug6847
      @hubbug6847 Před 3 lety

      I fond a creper spaner nd it blu oop te spaner Lol Bru

  • @thumbmanforever
    @thumbmanforever Před 3 lety +871

    Are we just going to ignore the fact that the totem of undying LOOKS LIKE THE ANK

    • @logged-out
      @logged-out Před 3 lety +96

      kinda like a half-villager half-ankh, i guess
      or maybe a crucifix of Villager Jesus ?

    • @dt3338
      @dt3338 Před 3 lety +18

      @@logged-out Willagers can crucify?

    • @Profileunused
      @Profileunused Před 3 lety +38

      @@dt3338 That implies Villager jesus could've existed

    • @maskedace0510
      @maskedace0510 Před 3 lety +25

      @@Profileunused do you have a moment to talk about Vesus

    • @moodymoosh
      @moodymoosh Před 3 lety +8

      @@Profileunused thatd mean theres something similar to the roman empire that happened

  • @animalattic5594
    @animalattic5594 Před 2 lety +1

    Block game: exists
    The game theorist: I can milk you

  • @afeatherinthewind
    @afeatherinthewind Před 2 lety

    the dunkey slam/shoutout was awesome
    although I am also expecting an episode of drama mondays about this any day now

  • @darkknight4717
    @darkknight4717 Před 3 lety +424

    Theory: some of the fossils in the nether point towards the stronghold. The fossils are other ender dragons that invaded the nether and over world. They destroyed the parts of the nether fortress and parts of bastions where the ancient civilization lived. The dragons breath turned the crimson forest into warped forest. They were chased back to where they came from and some were killed. This left the fossils and explains why there isn’t more then one dragon yet the dragon still has an egg. This also explains how there is more then one dragon head.

    • @RandomGuy0400
      @RandomGuy0400 Před 3 lety +41

      I mean, the dragon could always be a species that has only one gender and can reproduce asexually...
      Maybe they all have the ability to lay an egg and then fertilize it, but there are only two of them because their life cycle is weirdly timed and they can only have one child in their life... Maybe each dragon has its own little realm, maybe the ancient builders hunted them to the brink of extinction...
      There could be many reasons why there is only one dragon and egg...

    • @Comrade-hs4rv
      @Comrade-hs4rv Před 3 lety +6

      also i think the game crashes if you try to let the dragon into the nether?

    • @dommiecaul2548
      @dommiecaul2548 Před 3 lety +4

      Oh yeah this is big brain time

    • @lestariaja6619
      @lestariaja6619 Před 3 lety +1

      Good point

    • @Elijah-rh1ob
      @Elijah-rh1ob Před 3 lety +9

      @@RandomGuy0400 that kind of explains why there is only one dragon and one egg, because the eggs produce dead children, sadly, also some lizards in real life do that too.

  • @derikkudesu6294
    @derikkudesu6294 Před 3 lety +564

    Me: "I swear I won't get political!"
    Also me, 64 drinks later:

    • @AbnormalLuckyGuy
      @AbnormalLuckyGuy Před 3 lety +6

      XD "after 64 drinks and some vodka desu explains the mystery of life but them forgets"

    • @david-rd2qc
      @david-rd2qc Před 3 lety +4

      A stack of drinks

    • @nomarsenrab
      @nomarsenrab Před 3 lety +2

      That's the stage we like to call Professor Derikku

    • @kapari120
      @kapari120 Před 3 lety +4

      me after 69 drinks: nice

    • @derikkudesu6294
      @derikkudesu6294 Před 3 lety +1

      @@kapari120 nice

  • @kareemahmed1181
    @kareemahmed1181 Před 9 měsíci +1

    As an Egyptian I can confirm we have made creepers and are just hiding them from the world

  • @shadowunikat849
    @shadowunikat849 Před 2 lety

    The fact that I never really get any matpat ads outside of matpats videos is eyeconic

  • @vhallsteinsson
    @vhallsteinsson Před 3 lety +253

    I'd like to add about of your theory, the looting dead bodies part. Normally, some people used to have there coffin next to there possessions, so that would explain the horse armor, gold, and other "loot"

    • @simplygamin07
      @simplygamin07 Před 3 lety +2

      Yeah

    • @luchiirodriguez279
      @luchiirodriguez279 Před 3 lety +9

      I'm surprised he didn't talk about God Apples, they give the same effects as the Totem of Undying if I remember correctly

    • @speedyboi1471
      @speedyboi1471 Před 3 lety +11

      Oh god.
      Horse armour.
      Flesh and bones.
      Some of them were buried with their most trusty steed, rotting away over the years till their diamond-crested armour was all that remained

    • @areusure6917
      @areusure6917 Před 3 lety

      czcams.com/video/Zubo0Fs8_HE/video.html

    • @darklord4851
      @darklord4851 Před 3 lety +3

      @@luchiirodriguez279
      God apples give
      Absorption 4
      Regeneration 3
      Fire resistance
      Resistance 1
      Totem of Undying gives
      Absorption 2
      Regeneration 2
      Fire resistance
      They are very similar, almost as if someone was trying to recreate the god apples

  • @kaptainkunukles620
    @kaptainkunukles620 Před 3 lety +569

    So Enderman Sound Like They Are Saying "Whyyyyyy" When They Die.